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Nearly 100 people attend Luna Adobe workshops
Over 1,500 adobes made
Nearly 100 people participated in Luna Community College’s adobe workshops on Saturday, June 17 and Saturday, June 24.
Luna Community College partnered with Las Vegas Citizens Committee for Historic Preservation and Cornerstones Community Partnerships to have the workshops. Santa Fe Community Foundation and McCune Foundation grants provided financial support to Cornerstones and Rocky Road Gravel Products of Las Vegas donated the soil materials for the adobes.
“We found the experience in Las Vegas was one of the most profoundly appreciated as well as one of the best we’ve ever done,” said Jake Barrow of Cornerstones Community Partnerships. “We had enthusiastic feedback, all positives. The Luna campus turned out to be an excellent location; it was ideal for what we were doing. The proximity to Mora and San Miguel county was an essential location to draw people from around the area. We had people from Las Cruces, Taos and Albuquerque.”
Approximately 1,500 adobes were made.
The adobes will benefit properties affected by the fire and floods in San Miguel and Mora Counties.
Participants learned about the materials being used, the process of forming of the bricks along with the sun drying and stacking aspects.
Luna employees also participated in making adobes and assisted in setting up material for the adobe workshops.